Moor Green Lakes Group
Reserve car park and closing time
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View of South Colebrook Lake (Copyright © 2013 Steve Arnold)
Car Park closes at 8.00pm
Flower-spotting walk - Tuesday 14th May
As mentioned in the last Moor Green Lakes Group newsletter, there will be a walk on the reserve to spot flowers, led by Peter Scott and Irene Draper. It will take place on Tuesday 14 May, starting at 10 am from the car park off Lower Sandhurst Road. It is not necessary to book - just turn up on the day - but if you wish to register an early interest, email Peter Click here
Small mammal trapping - Saturday 25th May - 8:30am
We will be examining live catching traps to discover what small mammals are living in the undergrowth in part of Moor Green Lakes Reserve
Numbers are limited, so please book by emailing click here before 22nd May to receive full details and the opportunity to help with setting the traps beforehand
Open to all. Donations welcome. Accompanied children welcome. No dogs.
Appeal to Car Park Users - Not a member?
Please consider becoming a member. Join Now
For just £10 per year, cheaper than 1 Adult visit to a National Trust property or 5 hours of car-parking at the Oracle Reading.
Your money goes to help with the upkeep of the reserve which encouraged a wide range of wildlife.
Without management the reserve would revert to woodland, or worse, yet another fishery.
In 2018 the group spent a lot of money to improve the car parking facilities, as a car park user please think about giving something back.
Colour-ringed Black-headed Gulls
There is an ongoing programme to ring the Black-headed gulls that are bred in the Berkshire colonies. The process includes colour-ringing. If you should see a colour-ringed Black-headed Gull please note the date, location and ring number and send the details to the County Recorder at records@berksoc.org.uk
Aims
The Moor Green Lakes Group (MGLG) was established in 1993 as an organisation to help manage the Moor Green Lakes Nature Reserve in Berkshire, England. Our aims are:
- To improve the Reserve for wildlife
- Record and monitor that wildlife
- Enhance the facilities of the Reserve for members of the Moor Green Lakes Group and other visitors
Moor Green Lakes News
Friday 9th November 2018 - Official opening of Moor Green Lakes Car Park Extension
The official opening of the Moor Green Lakes Group (MGLG) car park extension and refurbishment took place on Friday 9th November 2018. Cllr Roland Cundy, Chairman of the Finchampstead Parish Council officiated at the opening. Also present were members of the MGLG committee and some other group members.
Copyright © 2018 Stuart Croft
The MGLG had been planning to extend the car park for many years but this finally became possible with Finchampstead Parish Council and Wokingham Borough Council agreeing to provide grants to help fund the work.
Because of the proximity of some valuable trees, it was necessary to lay a protective honeycomb mesh below the car park surface to prevent damage to the tree roots. The MGLG is grateful to all those who who provided funding towards this important work.
August 2018 - Annual report for 2017
Now available here
August 2018 - August newsletter 2018
Now available here
May 2018 - Web site has moved to a new ISP
Restoration work Blog
One of our members, Angus McDonald, has a blog about the changes that have happened to the larger Moor Green Lakes, Manor Farm and Fleethill Farm area, particulary the restoration work. Well worth a look, his website. click here
Health and Safety issues on the Reserve
If visitors identify any Health and Safety issues on the Reserve, then please report them to the Site Liaison Officer
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Latest Sightings
Photographer Mary
Photographer Mary
Photographer Iain Oldcorn
Upcoming Work Party Schedule
For more information on planned work click here
- Sunday 12th August 2018
- Thursday 16th August 2018
- Tuesday 21st August 2018
- Sunday 9th September 2018
- Thursday 20th September 2018 (change of date)
- Sunday 14th October 2018
- Tuesday 23rd October 2018
- Sunday 11th November 2018
- Tuesday 20th November 2018
- Sunday 9th December 2018
- Tuesday 18th December 2018
- Sunday 13th January 2019
- Tuesday 15th January 2019
- Sunday 10th February 2019
- Tuesday 19th February 2019
- Sunday 10th March 2019
- Thursday 21st March 2019
Tales from Moor Green Lakes
2018-09-21 More Green Car Park
2018-09-17 Phew! What A View
2018-08-22 The benefits of taking photographs to identify insects
2018-06-20 Bumper Year for Barn Owls
2018-03-20 My Tern on the Raft
2018-02-16 Clearing Tern Island
2018-02-15 Enviromental Endeavours
2018-02-04 New Owl Boxes
2018-01-17 Heatening Hedge Laying
2017-11-18 Volunteer Leader Update - Plover Island
2017-11-22 Roboteers Start Your Engines
2017-10-18 Volunteer Leader Update - Hide Maintenance
2017-09-15 Out with the Scrub and in with the Birds
2017-07-31 Amber Alert: Shelducks Nesting!
2017-07-26 Volunteer Leader Update - Grove Lake Hide
2017-07-20 Volunteer Leader Update - Balsam Bashing
2017-07-12 Ticks – Staying Safe This Summer
2017-07-10 Finchampsteads Finest Entomologists
2017-07-08 Children find watery insects at Talavera
2017-07-06 Extreme ragwort removal at Moor Green Lake
2017-05-17 Mammals for Members of Moor Green Lakes
2017-05-16 Machine Manoeuvres at Moor Green Lakes.
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